Ticket-punch.



N0- 829,273. PATENTED AUG. 21', 1906.

' H. IKILLAGK'Y.

TICKET PUNCH.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.11. 1905.

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TICKET-PUNCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed December 11,1205. erial N 291,192.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH KILLACKY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Punches; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of ticket punches designedparticularly for the use of conductors, pursers, &c., and has for itsobj ect to provide a device of this class wherein the clippings from thetickets fall into a receptacle in the handle of the punch so as to;

1 with the said sharp edges of the rectangular be subsequently audited.

With this object in view my invention consists in the novel constructionof certain parts of the punch and in the construction provid-j ing formarking the ticket punched with a let-.

ter, numeral, or other symbol, by which the particular ticket-punch usedmay be identi-- fied.

My invention also consists in certain other features of construction andIn combination of parts, which will be first fully described.

and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

.Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the punch. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the movable jaw in alocked position. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through thepunch. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig.5 is a cross-section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the movable or pivoted aw. Fig. 7 is a fragmentaryview of the punched ticket.

Like characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures, in which 1. indicates the punch, having the hollowhandle 2, forming a receptacle 3. The bottom of said handle is providedwith a hinged door 4, provided with a lock 5, operated by a suitablekey. The stationary aw 6 is formed on the handle, and a slot 7, Fig. 5,is provided for the reception of the ticket. As will be seen from Fig.5, a stop 8 is provided,

against which the edge of the ticket rests, and is provided in suchmanner that the corner of the ticket is punched and the corner is cutaway, as will be hereinafter fully described. Referring also to Fig. 5,it will be seen that a vertical slot 9 is provided in the top of thepunch to accommodate the movable or pivoted jaw 10, which is pivotedwithin the punch at 11, as shown. On the fixed jaw 6 is formed arectangular portion 12, Figs. 1 and 2, having its forward edge 13, Fig.3, and side edge 14, Fig. 1, sharp.

Referring to Fig. 6, it will be seen that the movable jaw 10 is providedwith a forward extension 15 at right angles thereto, said eX- tension 15being of a length equal to the forward edge of the rectangular portion12 on the fixed jaw. The inner edge 16 of the movable jaw 10 and theinner edge 17 of the extension 15 are formed sharp and fitted to coactportion 12. It will also be noted that the greater portion of the topsurface of the extension 15 is formed lower than the cutting edges 16and 17 for a purpose which will be presently described.

18' indicates a thumb-screw which enters the side of the punch at 19,and it will be seen that a portion of the pivoted jaw'lO is cut away at20 to accommodate said screw. The inner portion of the said screw 18 iscut away at 21, as shown,in such manner that it presents a flat side.This construction is for the purpose of locking the pivoted jaw inposition shown in Fig. 2, as when carrying the punch in the pocket, soas to guard against possible loss of the clippings from the ticketswithin the handle of the punch, as unless the movable aw is looked asdescribed there is a passage of the clippings through this space Iprovide a transverse wall 23 across said space, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to hold the movable jaw in its normal position, (shown in Figs.1 and 3,) I provide a leaf-spring 24, secured at its lower end to thearm 25 of the movable aw and bearing against the handle of the punch.

In order to mark the tickets punched so as to identify the punch used, Iprovide a letter,

numeral,- or other symbol 26 on the fixed jaw near the end thereof, asshown in Figsr2 and 3.

Having thus fully described the several parts of my invention, itsoperation is as fol lows: In order to punch a ticket, the same isinserted in the slot 7 until the edge of the ticket strikes the stop 8,as shown in Fig. 5. Pressure is then exerted upon the arm of the movablejaw 10, which forces the said jaw into positionshown in Fig. 2, thecutting edges 16 and 17 of the movable jaw coacting with the cuttingedges 13 and 14 of the rectangular portion 12 of the fixed jaw thusclipping the corner from the ticket, which clipping falls into thereceptacle 3 in the handle 2, and the clippings are removed from thepunch through the door 4 in the bottom thereof at specified periods forauditing. In

order to guard against accidental loss of the clipping when the punch isnot in use, the turn-button is turned into a vertical position, whichlooks the movable jaw in position shown in Fig. 2. In order to identifythe punch which cuts the clipping from the ticket, the extension 15onthe movable jaw 10 is arranged to press the ticket firmly against theraised symbol on the fixed jaw, thereby making an imperforate impress ofthe symbol on the ticket, as shown by A, Fig. 7. By this means it can beinstantly ascertained what punch was used on the ticket, as each punchcan have a different letter, numeral, or symbol. In order that theaudit-' ing of the clippings can be carried on properly, the border ofthe tickets are printed with the amount of fare, as shown in Fig. 7.Tickets between different points on a railroad will have differentamounts printed thereon as, for instance, the commutation fare betweentwo certain points will be ten cents. Commutation-tickets will then havea certain number of squares with Ten cents printed. thereon arrangedaround the border of the ticket. Each time the ticket is punched one ofthe squares is clipped from the ticket. In like manner tickets havingother amounts printed thereon for use between other points are provided,and at each punch the amount of the fare is on the clipping, so thatsubsequent auditing will show the exact number of tickets punched andthe amount of each.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactconstruction herein set forth, as various slight changes may be madetherein which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention asdefined by the following claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

1. A ticket-punch having its handle hollow to form a receptacle for theclippings, said punch being provided with means for cutting a clippingfrom the ticket, and being also provided with means for putting animperforate impress on the ticket adjacent to the perforation in theticket caused by the clipping cut therefrom, in such manner that saidiigperforate impress willremain on the ticket after the clipping hasbeen out therefrom, substantially as described.

2. A ticket-punch having its handle hollow to form a receptacle for theclippings, 7 said punch being provided with means for putting an impresson the ticket independent of the punch in the ticket, and means forlocking the punching means to prevent accidental loss of the clippings,substantially as described.

3. In a ticket-punch, the combination of a fixed jaw, a receptacleassociated therewith, a rectangular portion on said fixed jaw havingcutting edges at its front and side, a movable 8 5 jaw associated withsaid fixed jaw, said movable jaw being provided with a forward extensionat substantially right angles to said movable jaw and having a cuttingedge formed on said extension and on one side of 0 said movable jaw,said cutting edges being disposed to coact with the cutting edges onsaid rectangular portion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 5 in presence of twoWitnesses.

HUGH KILLACKY. Witnesses:

CATRINES DE HAAN,

W. H. KAUKIN.

